河北省唐山市路北区2020-2022年三年中考二模英语试题分类汇编：阅读理解

河北省唐山市路北区

2020-2022年中考英语二模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2022年河北省唐山市路北区中考二模英语试卷

V阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

A

TheTop4LiesGirlsHear

1."You'llneverbegoodatmath.”

It'sgenerallyacceptedthatboysaregoodatmathwhilegirlsaren't.Thefactisthatitisn'ttrue-一at

least,itdoesn'thavetobe.Whengirlsreachtheirteens,mostofthemlosetheirinterestinmath.

They'retryingtoberegardedasfemale（女性）.Theywanttostayawayfromthingsthatareboy

things,andmathisstillconsideredaboything.Mathclassishard,butifyougaveitachanceyou

couldbegreatatmath,especiallybecauseyouareagirl.

2.“Beingskinnyisgood,andhowyoudietisyourbusiness.”

Lotsofwebsitestellvisitorsthatlosinginterestineatingisabeautifiilthing.These“skinnyis

better“sitesarelying.Losinginterestineatingisadisease,notafashionstatement.Itcankillyou.

3.“Youdon'tdeserve（应得，值得）tomakeasmuchmoneyasaguy.”

It'ssaidthatwomenwhoworkfull-timeearnabout23percentlessthanguysearn.Onceyousee

realwomensucceedingincooljobs,you'lltrulygetthatyou'reworthjustasmuchas-ormore

thananyguys.

4.^Caffeine（咖啡因）willhelpyoustudybetter.”

Caffeinatedsoftdrinkshavelongbeenadvertisedasmust-haveswhenyouhavetoworkveryhard.

Butifyouwanttodoyourbodyabigfavor,you'dbettergiveupcaffeinealtogether.

51.Whydogirlslosetheirinterestinmath?

A.Becausetheydon'trealizetheimportanceofmath.

B.Becausemathclassistoohardforgirls.

C.Becausetheyaren'tinterestedinthethingswhichareconsideredboythings.

D.Becausegirlsarenotascleverasboys.

52.Theword“skinny“means.

A.prettyB.strongC.tallD.thin

53.WhichofthestatementisNOTtrue?

A.Girlssometimescandobetterthanboysinmath.

B.Beingskinnyisgoodfbrgirls'health.

C.Girlscanearnasmuchmoneyasboysdo.

D.Caffeinecanmakepeoplefeelmoreexcited.

Afterabusydayofworkandplay,thebodyneedstorest.Sleepisnecessaryfbrgoodhealth.During

thistime,thebodyrecoversfromtheactivitiesoftheprevious（以前的）day.Therestthatyouget

whilesleepingmakesitpossibleforyourbodytoprepareitselfforthenextday.

Therearefourlevelsofsleep,eachbeingalittledeeperthantheonebefore.Asyousleep,yourbody

relaxeslittlebylittle.Yourheartbeatsmoreslowly,andyourbrainslowsdown.Afteryoureachthe

fourthlevel,yourbodymovesbackandforthfromonelevelofsleeptotheother.

Althoughyourmindslowsdown,fromtimetotimeyouwilldream.Scientistswhostudysleepsay

thatwhenyouaredreaming,youreyeballsbegintomovemorequickly（Althoughyoureyelidsare

closed）.ThisstageofsleepiscalledREM,whichstandsforrapideyemovement.

Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,somepeoplesuggestbreathingverydeeply.Otherpeoplebelieve

thatdrinkingwarmmilkwillhelpmakeyoudrowsy.Thereisalsoanoldsuggestionthecounting

sheepwillputyoutosleep!

54.Thetextmakesusknowthatnotgettingenoughsleepmightmakeyou.

A.sufferformpoorhealth（身体不好）B.enjoymore

C.dreammoreoftenD.breathequickly

55.DuringREM,.

A.youmoverestlesslyB.youstartdreaming

C.yourmindstopsworkingD.youreyeballsmovequickly

56.Theunderlinedword"drowsy”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.lazyB.sleepyC.relaxedD.pleased

57.Agoodtitlefbrthistextmightbe.

A.DreamsB.SleepC.GoodHealthD.WorkandRest

58.Oneofthewaystofallasleepeasilyisto.

A.breathedeeplyB.drinkcolddrinks

C.getupandrunD.lookfbrsheep

C

Today,rollerskatingiseasyandfun.Butmanyyearsago,itwasn'teasyatall.Before1750,people

nevertriedskatingonwheels.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin'swork

wasmakinginstruments.Inhisfreetime,helikedtoplaytheviolin.Merlinwasamanwithmany

ideasandmanydreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.

OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtogotoanimportantparty.Hewasverypleasedandalittle

excited.Asthedayofthepartycamenear,Merlinbegantothink.Hewantedtofindawaytomake

awonderfulentranceattheparty.Merlinhadanidea.Hethoughtthathewouldattractalotof

attentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.

Merlintrieddiflerentwaystomakehimselfroll.Finally,hedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereach

shoe.Thesewerethefirstrollerskateshoes.Merlinwasveryproudofthem.Hedreamedofarriving

atthepartyandskatingintotheroomwhileplayingtheviolin.Hewassurethateveryonewouldbe

verysurprised.

Onthenightoftheparty,Merlinrolledintotheroom,playinghisviolin.Everyonewasreally

surprisedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskating.He

rolledon,playingtheviolin.Then,withalleyesonhim,Merlinhitintoahugemirroronthewall.

Themirrorbrokeintomanypieceswithaveryloudnoise.ButnobodyforgotMerlin'swonderful

entranceafterthat.

59.Thestorytellsusthatpeoplebegantoenjoyroller-skating.

A.beforetheyear1750B.beforetheinvitation

C.becauseofJosephMerlinD.becauseitwasdangerous

60.PeoplecalledMerlinadreamerbecause.

A.hesleptanddreamedalotB.hewasfullofdifferentideas

C.hewasatalentedviolinistD.healwaysmadepeople'sdreamscometrue

61.madeMerlinthinkofskatingonwheels.

A.Merlin'sworkB.Merlin'sviolinC.AhugemirrorD.Animportantparty

62.WhatwasMerlin'sproblemafterherolledintotheroom?

A.Hecouldn'tstophisroller-skating.B.Hecouldn'tattractalotofattention.

C.Everyonewassurprisedathim.D.Hecouldn'tplaytheviolinwhilerolling.

D

Haveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy.

Afterall,youprobablysingwhenyouarehappy.

Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy.However,

theysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtoother

birdstostayoutoftheirterritory.

Doyouknowwhata“territory"is?Aterritoryisanareathatananimal,usuallythemale,claims

（声称）asitsown.Onlyheandhisfamilyarewelcomethere.Nootherfamiliesofthesame

speciesarewelcome.Youryardandhouseareyourterritorywhereonlyyourfamilyandfriendsare

welcome.Ifastrangershouldenteryourterritoryandthreatenyou,youmightshout.Probablythis

wouldbeenoughtofrightenhimaway.

Ifso,youhaveactuallyscaredthestrangerawaywithouthavingtofighthim.Abirddoesthesame

thing.Butheexpectsanoutsideralmostanytime,especiallyatnesting（筑巢）season.Soheis

screamingallthetime,whetherhecanseeanoutsiderornot.Thisscreamingiswhatwecallabird's

song,anditisusuallyenoughtokeepanoutsideraway.

Birdssingloudestinspringwhentheyaretryingtoattractamateandwarnothersnottoenterthe

territoryoftheirs.

Youcanseethatbirdshavealanguageoftheirown.Mostofithastodowithattractingmatesand

settingupterritories.

63.Somescientistsbelievethatmostofthetimebird'ssingingisactually.

A.anexpressionofhappinessB.awayofwarning

C.anexpressionofangerD.awayofgreeting

64.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“territory"mean?

A.Aplacewherefamiliesofotherspeciesarenotaccepted.

B.Aplacewhereabirdmayshoutatthetopofitsvoice.

C.Anareaforwhichbirdsfightagainsteachother.

D.Anareawhichabirdconsiderstobeitsown.

65.Whydobirdskeeponsingingatnestingseason?

A.Becausetheywanttoinvitemorefriends.

B.Becausetheirsinginghelpsfrightenoutsidersaway.

C.Becausetheywanttofindoutsidersaround.

D.Becausetheywanttoexpresstheirhappiness.

2021年河北省唐山市路北区中考二模英语试题

VII.阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

A

Thefoodweeatseemstohavegreateffectsonourhealth.Althoughsciencehasmadebig

stepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfittoeatSome

researchhasshownthat80percentofallhumanillnessareconnectedwithdietand40percentof

cancerisconnectedwiththedietaswell.Foodisconnectedwithillnessisnotanewdiscovery.In

the1940sscientistsrealizedthatnitrates（硝酸盐）,whichareoftenusedtokeepcolorofmeat,

andotheradditives（添力口齐（J）causedcancer.However,theseadditivesremaininourfoodandit

becomesmoredifficulttoknowwhichadditivesarehelpfulorharmful.Farmerssometimesgive

drugs（药）toanimalsnotbecausetheanimalsareillbutbecausetheywanttoselltheanimalsat

higherprices.Forexample,farmerstryhardtomakeanimalsgrowbigsothattheycansellhebig

animalsformoremoney.AlthoughtheFoodandDrugAdministrationhastriedagainandagainto

controlfarmerstodoso,farmersgoondoingthis.

51.Accordingtothepassage,whathassciencedonetomankind（人类）?

A.Becauseofscience,thereisnopollutedfoodanymore.

B.Sciencemakesfoodhavelessvalue.

C.Asaresultofscientificinvention,somethingsthatmaybeharmfulhavebeenaddedtoour

food.

D.Nowthescientistscankeepthecolorofmeatbutnotthatofvegetable

52.Whatarenitratesusedfor?

A.Theykeepflavor（风味）offood.

B.Theykeepthecolorofmeat.

C.Theykeepfoodfresh.

D.Theymakeanimalsfatter

53.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Someadditivesbesidesnitratescancausecancer.

B.Alladditivescauseillness.

C.Alladditivescancausecancer.

D.Nitratesexceptotheradditivescancausecancer.

54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Drugsarealwaysgiventoanimalsformedicalreasons.

B.Someadditivesinourfoodareaddednotonlytothefoodbutalsototheanimal

C.Scientistsknewthatsomeadditivesareharmfultopeopleovereightyyearsago.

D.Foodmaycause40percentofcancerintheworld

B

Formoreinformation,pleasevisitthewebsite:http:/wwwkidinventorsday.com

KIDINVENTORS1DAY（K.I.D.）

Waterskis（滑水橇）.Earmuffs（可套）.Whatdotheyhaveincommon?

Theywerebothinventedbykids!500,00childreninventthingsand

gameseachyearandtheinventionshelpmakeourlifeeasierandmore

interestingCelebratethecreativityofyounginventorsonK.I.D.!

Whenitis

OnJanuary17th,thebirthanniversary（周年名已念日）ofBenjaminFranklin,whoinventedthefirst

swimflippers（脚蹊）over300yearsagoattheageof12.

Whypeoplecelebrateit

Toexpressthanksforthepastandpresentinventionsbykidsandtoencouragethecreativityoffuture

kidinventors.

Howtocelebrateit

Readaboutit.Writeaboutit.Holdaninventionmeeting.StartaYoungInventors*Club.Enteran

inventioncompetition.Keepaninventionnewspaperormagazine.Orcomeupwithyourown

invention!

55.BenjaminFranklinprobablyinventedthefirstswimflippersinthe.

A.1620sB.1670sC.1710sD.1830s

56.Accordingtothereadingabove,peoplecelebrateKI.D.

A.togivethankstoyounginventors

B.inmemoryofBenjaminFranklin

C.toremindpeopleofallinventors

D.toencouragekidstoholdaninventionmeeting

57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouthowtocelebrateK.I.D.?

A.Totakepartinaninventioncompetition.

B.lbcomeupwithyourowninvention.

C.Toencourageyourfriendstoinventthings.

D.TostartaYoungInventors*Club.

58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.BenjaminFranklinwonaswimmingcompetition.

B.K.I.D.hasbeencelebratedforalmost30years.

C.TherearethreewaysyoucangetinformationaboutK.I.D

D.Ourlifebecomesmoreinterestingpartybecauseoftheinventionsbykids

C

Hey,mom,IwantyoutostopdroppingmeoffattheairportforsometripthatIamaboutto

takeandstartbecomingmyseatmate.Iwanttotravelwithyou——justyou.

Iwanttoexploreanewplacewithawomanwhoraisedme,whoputupwithmyteenager

anxietyandmyrebellious。叛逆的）collegeyears.Iwanttoseemyfavoritecitieswiththelady

whotaughtmebasiclifelessons,suchaslookingbothwaysbeforecrossingthestreet,howtouse

agluegun,andthatthemostimportantthingintheworldistohelpothers.

Ialwaysappreciatedthevacationsyouplannedforourfamily.Ialsorememberhowyou

watchedmeasIreadTheGreatGatsbyonthebalconyatmidday.Iwonderifyoufeltproudofme.

Thesedays,Iamsickoftravelingtoplaceswithwishy-washy（无主见的）friends.Iwanttotravel

withastrongwomanwhocanseehowcapableIamoflearningtospeakFrenchorhikingona

glacieroreatingsomethingasunpleasant-smellingfruit.

NowIwantyoutoseehowmuchIgrowupwhileabroad---I'madifferentperson,Mom.

AndIknowyou'dbedifferenttoo.Iknowthatsomeonehassharedasimilarburstofemotion

whiledivingintoAustralia'sGreatBarrierReefforthefirsttime.

Sowhatdoyousay,Mom?Willyouthrowresponsibilitytothewind?Iwanttotravelwith

you.Lefsjustgo---wecangoanywhereintheworld,justyouandI.Youcanpicktheplace,andI

willdotherest.

Love,

Katka

59.WhichlifelessondoesKatkathinkthemostvaluable?

A.Exploringanewplacealongsidehermother.

B.Visitingfavoritecitieswithhermother.

C.Lookingbothwayswhencrossingthestreet.

D.Offeringhelptootherswhenit'spossible.

60.WhatdotheunderlinewordsinParagraph5mean?

A.Keepyoupromise.B.Takecareofme

C.Changeyourdailyroutine.D.Haveabreakfromwork.

61.HowdoesKatkafeelwhenshewritesthisletter?

A.Eager.B.Happy.C.Doubtful.D.Angry

62.What'sthedaughter'spurposeofwritingthisletter?

A.Tothankhermotherforallshehasdoneforher.

B.Toinvitehermothertoseetheworldtogether.

C.Torememberherchildhoodwithhermother.

D.Toshowhermotherhowtalentedsheis.

D

Howniceareyou?Doyougivemoneytohomelesspeople?Doyouofferyourseatto

someoneinneedonabus?

Manypeoplebelievethatconfidentpeoplethinkmorehighlyofthemselves,whilethosewho

havelowself-esteem（自尊）thinklessoftheirqualities.However,anewstudysaysitmightnotbe

true,theGuardianreported.

ThestudywasdonebyJonathanFreeman,apsychologistprofessorfromtheUniversityof

London,UK.Hefoundthat98percentofBritishpeopleconsiderthemselvestobeamongthe

nicest50percentofthepopulation.

Inthestudy,Freemanfirstaskedsomepeopletorate（估价）theirownniceness.Thenhegot

peopletoanswerquestionslike"Doyougivedirectionstostrangers?0and"Haveyoudonated

blood?1'Theresultsshowedthatpeoplearenotasniceastheythinktheyare.Twothirdsofthem

seldomhelpedotherscarryshoppingbags,andonlyaquarterofthemdonatedblood.

InanotherstudybypsychologistsfromuniversitiesfromChicagoandVirginia,theUS50me

peoplewereshownpicturesofthemselves.Somepictureshadbeenslightly（轻微地）changedto

makethemappearmoreattractive.Whenaskedtopicktheunchangedpicturespeopleusually

chosethemoreattractiveones.

Sowhydowethinkwearenicerthanweactuallyare?Therearemanytheories（理论）.A

popularonesaysweunconsciouslydeceive（无意识地欺骗）ourselves,sothatwecanget

confidencewithoutknowinglylyingtoourselvesoreachother

Howcanwesolveit?Otherstudiesshowthatthereisasimpleway:feedback（反馈）

Compareothers*opiniontowardyouwithyourownandyouwillseeaclearerpicture.

63.Whatdidthenewstudyfind?

A.Confidentpeoplehavemoregoodqualities.

B.Peoplewithlowself-esteemaremostlynotnice.

C.Peoplearenotasniceastheythinktheyare.

D.Confidentpeopledon?tlikethosewithlowselfesteem

64.AccordingtothetheoryPeoplechosethemoreattractivepictureofthemselvesbecause

A.theywerenothappywiththeirlooks

B.itwashardtotelldifferences

C.theyliedtothemselveswithoutknowingit

D.theywantedthemselvestolookgood

65.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Howtobeaniceperson.B.Others'opiniontowardyou.

C.HowtoknowourselveswellD.People'sopinionoftheirownniceness.

2020年河北省唐山市路北区中考二模英语试题

VH.阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

A

Iwassmallformyage.Iwasshyandsometimesitwashardformetomakefriendswith

others.However,learningcamefairly（相当地）easyforme.Iwasthebestinmostofmy

classes,butPEclasswasmynightmare（噩梦）andmademefeelthatIwasnotasgoodasthe

others.MissForsythewasourPEteacher.Shewasyoungandenergetic.Everyonelikedher.She

saidthatweallhadtocometoherclasses.NoonecouldhidefromMissForsythe!

OnedayshetoldmethatshewantedmetoplayagamewithanothergirlinaPEshow.Iwas

ratherworriedthatIwouldn'tdoagoodjobassheexplainedheridea,butshewasexcited.With

herencouragement,Ihadnochoicebuttoagree.

Itwasa"boymeetsgirl"game.Iplayedtheboyandmyclassmate,MargaretAnn,playedthe

girl.Weweredressedineveningclothesanddancedaroundthefloor.AccordingtoMissForsythe,

IhadtopickupMargaretAnnwhenwefinishedthedance.SinceIwasnotstrongenoughtopick

thetallestgirlup,itwasshewhopickedmeup.Isuddenlyfelttenfeettall!Itwasahugesuccess

andeverybodyapplauded（鼓掌）forourexcellentperformance.Whatawonderfulending!

Afterwards,Ismiledconfidently.MissForsythe'sunderstandingandwillingnesstocreateaplace

formeinhershow（whichcertainlydidnotneedme）gavemesomemuchneededconfidence.She

wasandalwayswillbemyfavoriteteacher

46.WhatdoweknowaboutMissForsythe?

A.Shewasgoodatdancing.

B.Shewasastrictandunderstandingteacher.

C.Shelikedtoplaygameswiththestudentsafterclass.

D.Shetaughtstudentshowtodance.

47.Howdidthewriterfeelaboutthegameatfirst?

A.Shewasexcited.B.Shethoughtitwouldbefun.

C.Shewasdisappointed.D.Shewasnervous.

48.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.MissForsythehadplannedthegamethatwayonpurpose（故意地）

B.MissForsythehelpedthewriterpickupthetallestgirl

C.thewriterwasafraidwhenshefelttenfeettall

D.thewriterlostconfidencebydancingwithherclassmate

49.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.OurPETeacher-MissForsytheB.MySchoolLife

C.MyNightmare---PEClassesD.AGamewithMyClassmate

ThreekindsofbearsliveintheUnitedStates.Theyaretheblackbear,thebrownbear,and

thepolarbear.

BlackBears

Blackbearsarethemostcommonofthethree.Theyliveinforestsinmanydifferentpartsof

thecountry.Eventhoughtheyareknownasblackbears,theyarenotalwaysblack.Sometimes

theyarebrownortan（黄褐色的），andafewareevenwhite.Blackbearsareusuallyaboutfive

orsixfeetlong,andtheyarethesmallestofthethreekindsofbears.

BrownBears

BrownbearsarefoundinafewwesternstatesandinAlaska.Theyliveinforestsaswellas

inopenareascalledthetundra（冻土地带）.Brownbearsareusuallylightordarkbrownandcan

growtobeverylarge.Infact,someareeightfeetlong!

PolarBears

PolarbearscanbefoundinAlaska.ItisinacoldareaneartheNorthPolecalledtheArctic

andtherearenotreesthere.Polarbearsarewhite,andtheyarethelargestofthethreekindsof

bears.Theyarealittlelongerandusuallyheavierthanthebrownbear.

OtherInterestingThings

Bearseatdifferentthings.Blackandbrownbearseatfishandotherkindsofmeat,roots,and

berries.Polarbearseatfish,othermeat,seaweed,andgrass.Allthreetypesofbearseatasmuch

foodastheycanfindjustbeforewinter.Thenduringthecoldmonths,theysleepincavesor

hollowed-outtreescalled“dens”.Theykeepthemwarm.Winteriswhenthefemalebearshave

theirbabies.Allthreetypesofbearshavebetweenoneandfourcubs（幼兽）.Thecubsarebom

whilethemotherbearsleeps!

Allpeopleareafraidofbears.However,bearsareactuallyshy.Mostbearstrytostayaway

frompeople,butstill,bearscanbedangerousattimes.

50.Thewriterwrotethisarticlemainlyto.

A.tellpeoplenottofeedbearsB.describethreekindsofbears

C.showhowdangerousbearsareD.explainwhybearssleepallwinter

51.Polarbearslive.

A.neartheNorthPoleB.nearlargeforests

C.inmanypartsofthecountryD.inafewwesternstates

52.Whydobearseatasmuchastheycanbeforewinter?

A.Theyareonlyhungryjustbeforewinter.

B.Theysleepallwinterandneedenergy.

C.Theyaretooshytocomeoutduringwinter.

D.Theycannotfindanythingtoeatinwinter.

53.Whichsentencefromthearticleisanopinion（观点）？

A.Bearseatdifferentthings.

B.Allpeopleareafraidofbears.

C.ThreekindsofbearsliveintheUnitedStates.

D.BrownbearsarefoundinafewwesternstatesandinAlaska.

C

Desertsarefoundwherethereislittlerainfallorwhererainforawholeyearfallsinonlya

fewweeks'time.Teninchesofrainmaybeenoughformanyplantstosurvive（存活）iftherainis

spreadthroughouttheyear,Ifitfallswithinoneortwomonthsandtherestoftheyearisdry,

thoseplantsmaydieandadesertmayform.

Sandbeginsastinypiecesofrockthatgetsmallerandsmalleraswindandweatherwear

themdown.Sanddunes（沙丘）areformedaswindsmovethesandacrossthedesert.Bitbybit,

thedunesgrowovertheyears,alwaysmovingwiththewindsandchangingtheshape.Mostof

themareonlyafewfeettall,buttheycangrowtobeseveralhundredfeethigh.

Thereis,however,muchmoretoadesertthansand.InthedesertsofthesouthwesternUnited

States,cliffs（悬崖）anddeepvalleyswereformedfromthickmudthatoncelaybeneath（在...

之下）aseamorethanmillionsofyearsago.Overthecenturies,thewaterdriedup.

Wind,sand,rain,heatandcoldallworeawayattheremainingrocks.Thefacesofthedesert

mountainsarealwayschanging---very,veryslowly-astheseforcesofnaturecontinuetoworkon

therock.

Mostdesertshaveasurprisingvarietyoflife.Thereareplants,animalsandinsectsthathave

adapted（适应）tolifeinthedesert.Duringtheheatofthedayavisitormayseeveryfewsignsof

livingthings,butastheairbeginstocoolintheevening,thedesertcomestolife.Asthesun

beginstoriseagaininthesky,thedesertonceagainbecomesquietandlonely.

54.Manyplantsmaysurviveindesertswhen.

A.itisdryalltheyearroundB.therainfallsonlyinafewweeks

C.thereislittleraininayearD.therainisspreadoutinayear

55.Sanddunesareformedwhen.

A.sandpilesupgraduallyB.thereisplentyofraininayear

C.theseahasdriedupovertheyearsD.piecesofrockgetsmaller

56.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthatinadesertthereis

A.toomuchsandB.moresandthanbefore

C.nothingexceptsandD.somethingelsebesidessand

57.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatinadesert.

A.thereisnorainfallthroughouttheyear

B.lifeexists（存在）inrough（恶劣的）conditions

C.allsanddunesareafewfeethigh

D.rocksarewornawayonlybywindandheat

D

Weoftenfindthatweekendsandholidaysfeelsoshortwhileclassesandworkfeelsolong.

Actually,though,weknowthatthisisnottrue.Butwestillwonderwherethatstrangefeeling

comesfrom.

Infact,thisisoneofthewaysthatwe'retrickedbytime,accordingtothewebsite.Allthatis

interesting.Thewebsitelistsseveralwrongimpressions（E|1象）weoftenhaveabouttime.Let's

havealook.

Firstofall,emotionsaffect（影响）ourtime-keepingabilities.Negative